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TQ4 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,880 road traffic collisions in the TQ4 postcode district, Torbay, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,625 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 511 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 32 collisions, up 23% on 2024 (26).

Collisions since 1979
2,880
1,359th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,625
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
28
30 people killed
Serious collisions
511
575 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
32
Up 23% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
46
Up 31% on 2024

Road collision statistics for TQ4

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal281%
  • Serious51118%
  • Slight2,34181%

What the data shows

  • TQ4 had 406 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 550 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in TQ4 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 445 children under 16 were killed or injured in TQ4, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in TQ4.

Where TQ4 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,359th
Most casualties
1,436th
Most fatal collisions
1,907th
Most serious collisions
1,460th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday388 (13%)
  • Tuesday419 (15%)
  • Wednesday419 (15%)
  • Thursday429 (15%)
  • Friday492 (17%)
  • Saturday415 (14%)
  • Sunday318 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,320 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit483 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,282 (79%)
  • One way street or slip road258 (9%)
  • Dual carriageway242 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout78 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph9 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph2,272 (79%)
  • 40 mph387 (13%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph195 (6.8%)
  • 70 mph11 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,362 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds373 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds48 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds41 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Other31 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,726 (48%)
  • Pedestrian789 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist698 (19%)
  • Cyclist254 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant91 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant21 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider5 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TQ4 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TQ4, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TQ4 peaked at 94 in 1989; 2025 had 32.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 32
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253246
20242635
20234155
20223751
20214057
20203140
20194553
20185871
20173753
20165979
20153954
20146067
20134350
20124246
20115166
20104960
20095369
200880112
20077494
20065975
20057685
20046283
20036481
20025970
20017183
20005667
19997281
199878110
19975571
19966272
19957686
19946379
19936588
19926883
19915672
19906785
198994106
19887183
198785111
19867194
198586101
198485100
19836779
198280108
198183110
19807698
197976106

Map of recent crashes in TQ4

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TQ4

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TQ4

The 24 most recent collisions in TQ4 happened between 7 April and 10 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TQ4

The A3022 has the most collisions in TQ4, 578 of 2,880 (20%), followed by the A379 (532).

Collisions in TQ4 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3022578770885
2ndA3795326666114
3rdA385376492487
4thB3201210249254
5thB3199708626
6thA380274505
7thB3203222302

Council areas covering TQ4

Collisions in TQ4 were recorded in 3 council areas. Torbay has 2,856 of 2,880 (99%).

Collisions in TQ4 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTorbay2,8563,58728505
2ndSouth Hams213406
3rdTeignbridge3400

Towns in TQ4

Collisions in TQ4 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Paignton (2,468) and Collaton St Mary (101).